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No official octoling idol... yet
The squid vs Octopus splafest was hosted by two company mascots. One Octopus girl and one Squid girl
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Anyway. Saw some people surprised about the sudden influx of Octoling fan art on twitter today.
Seems Japanese splatoon fans and artists on twitter hold a weekly 60Min art challenge for Splatoon

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We almost didn't even have a male inkling.
As for the male octoling. The name octoling gives the impression of a species.
Yet. In japanese. The octoling girls are apparently called Takozonesu (From octopus and amazons) and seem more like a female fighting unit.
So. It makes sense you only fight girl octopus.
Still. Like Vena said. Male humanoid octopuses exist. They will probably just have a different japanese name.

Anyway. This is a fan art thread and so.. some more fanart based on the Japanese Love VS Money Splatfest starring Callie and Marie

If I could picture the NA version, I think it would go like this:
MARIE: So Callie, which do you prefer? Love or Money?
CALLIE: L-O-V-E, baby! You know money can't buy you happiness!
MARIE: Maybe, but L-O-V-E doesn't pay the B-I-L-L-S. Money all the way!

If I could picture the NA version, I think it would go like this:
MARIE: So Callie, which do you prefer? Love or Money?
CALLIE: L-O-V-E, baby! You know money can't buy you happiness!
MARIE: Maybe, but L-O-V-E doesn't pay the B-I-L-L-S. Money all the way!

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This is fantastic. I see references to Twilight Princess HD and the Wolf Link amiibo (obviously), Linkle in Hyrule Warriors Legends, Star Fox Zero (the scouter on Wolf Link), Mario Tennis Ultra Smash (the ball), Mario Maker and Splatoon updates, and Cloud in Smash. Also, a nice nod to how Iwata was there in spirit.

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This is fantastic. I see references to Twilight Princess HD and the Wolf Link amiibo (obviously), Linkle in Hyrule Warriors Legends, Star Fox Zero (the scouter on Wolf Link), Mario Tennis Ultra Smash (the ball), Mario Maker and Splatoon updates, and Cloud in Smash. Also, a nice nod to how Iwata was there in spirit.

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This is fantastic. I see references to Twilight Princess HD and the Wolf Link amiibo (obviously), Linkle in Hyrule Warriors Legends, Star Fox Zero (the scouter on Wolf Link), Mario Tennis Ultra Smash (the ball), Mario Maker and Splatoon updates, and Cloud in Smash. Also, a nice nod to how Iwata was there in spirit.

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Agh, I looove the fan art in this thread. It's all super inspiring. Fortunately, I finally managed to get a laptop of my own again, so I can get back to drawing. Here's my own (simple) contribution to the thread:

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Agh, I looove the fan art in this thread. It's all super inspiring. Fortunately, I finally managed to get a laptop of my own again, so I can get back to drawing. Here's my own (simple) contribution to the thread: